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Dec 6, 2023

Graduating Student Spotlight: Xiaojie Gao

Gao will graduate in December 2023 with a Ph.D. in Geospatial Analytics. He is currently employed as a post-doctoral research fellow at Harvard University. 

Oct 3, 2023

When in Rome: Presenting at the GeoVet 2023 Conference in Italy

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Felipe Sanchez is developing approaches to identify the locations of livestock farms using aerial imagery and artificial intelligence, to improve disease monitoring and surveillance. 
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Oct 3, 2023

Citizen Science Has a Diversity Problem, Experts Say. Now What?

NC State researchers including Faculty Fellow Caren Cooper and Ph.D. student Deja Perkins want to broaden engagement in large-scale citizen science projects by providing practitioners with the knowledge, awareness and resources to support inclusion, equity and accessibility. 

Sep 14, 2023

Presenting Urban Forest Fragmentation Research at the Ecological Society of America Meeting in Portland, OR

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Shannon McAvoy's research reveals how ecosystem services provided by urban trees and socioeconomic disadvantages are spatially connected. 

Sep 12, 2023

Exploring New Landscapes and Discussing Landscape Models at ESA 2023

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Andrew Shannon is developing species-specific relationships between trees and disturbance events like drought and wildfire, to predict how forests will respond to future conditions. 

Sep 8, 2023

“I Use Geospatial Analytics To…” Part VI

Curious about what our newest Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. students work on for their dissertations? Check out how they and their advisors use geospatial analytics to impact a range of fields. 
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Aug 28, 2023

Center Researchers Attend GRASS GIS Community Meeting in Czech Republic

In June, five Center researchers gathered with other GRASS GIS developers and users in Prague to celebrate the open-source software's 40th anniversary. Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Caitlin Haedrich shares her experience. 

Aug 3, 2023

Jenna Abrahamson Develops Remote Sensing Methods to Predict Flooding

This summer, Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Jenna Abrahamson interned with the Pacific Northwest National Lab's terrestrial and aquatic integration team. 

Jul 6, 2023

Celebrating Student Achievements 2022–2023

This past year, our talented students won prestigious awards and fellowships, hosted professional development activities, published scholarly articles and found innovative ways to support each other. Learn more about what they have been up to. 
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Jun 27, 2023

New Tool Maps South Florida Fire Risk Pixel by Pixel

Center researchers designed a computer model called FireHydro to allow fire managers to map fire risk in South Florida on a day-to-day basis.